Get detailed usage instructions for Overture MCP. CALL THIS FIRST before using any other Overture tools. Returns comprehensive documentation on how to structure plans, use XML format, handle approvals, and execute nodes. Pass your agent type to get agent-specific instructions.
AI agents call get_usage_instructions to retrieve information from Overture without modifying anything — typically the context-gathering step in research, monitoring, and reporting workflows, before the agent takes action elsewhere.
This tool retrieves and returns documentation/instructions. It has no side effects, does not execute code or commands, does not modify data, and does not perform irreversible actions. It is purely informational, making it a Read operation with low severity since exposing usage documentation to an AI agent poses minimal risk.
From the tool's definition Tool name is 'get_usage_instructions' and description states it 'Returns comprehensive documentation on how to structure plans, use XML format, handle approvals, and execute nodes.' This is a retrieval operation that provides informational content without…
Documented attack patterns abuse exactly the kind of access get_usage_instructions gives an agent:
PolicyLayer is an MCP gateway — it sits between your AI agents and Overture, and nothing reaches the server without passing your rules. This is the rule we recommend for get_usage_instructions:
{
"version": "1",
"default": "deny",
"tools": {
"get_usage_instructions": {}
}
}get_usage_instructions is read-only, so it stays allowed — but everything else on the server is denied unless you say otherwise.
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Get detailed usage instructions for Overture MCP. CALL THIS FIRST before using any other Overture tools. Returns comprehensive documentation on how to structure plans, use XML format, handle approvals, and execute nodes. Pass your agent type to get agent-specific instructions. It is categorised as a Read tool in the Overture MCP Server, which means it retrieves data without modifying state.
Register the Overture MCP server in PolicyLayer and add a rule for get_usage_instructions: allow, deny, rate-limit, or require approval. Point your MCP client at the PolicyLayer proxy URL and the rule is enforced on every call, before it reaches Overture. Nothing to install.
get_usage_instructions is a Read tool with low risk. Read-only tools are generally safe to allow by default.
Yes. Add a rate_limit block to the get_usage_instructions rule in your PolicyLayer policy. For example, setting max: 10 and window: 60 limits the tool to 10 calls per minute. Rate limits are tracked per agent session and reset automatically.
Set action: deny in the PolicyLayer policy for get_usage_instructions. The AI agent will receive a policy violation error and cannot call the tool. You can also include a reason field to explain why the tool is blocked.
get_usage_instructions is provided by the Overture MCP server (sixhq/overture). PolicyLayer sits as a proxy in front of this server to enforce policies before tool calls reach the server.
Deterministic rules across all 14 Overture tools. Per-identity grants. Full audit log. Live in minutes. Nothing to install.
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